UFO sightings in Tampa, Florida
There are 8 civilian UFO sighting reports from Tampa, Florida in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1970 to 2013. That is 3% of the 253 reports from Florida, the sixth most of any place in the state. The shapes witnesses reported most were disc (2), triangle (2) and diamond (1).
Sighting reports from Tampa
All 8 reports, newest first.
- 1 Oct 2013 · 20:00Orb· 1 h
Intensely bright light sphere high up in the sky over the Gulf of Mexico.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2012 · 23:40Diamond· 3 min
The pinkish orange lights dimmed out as the diamond shaped object moved overhead toward the east.
Show on map - 26 Oct 2011 · 20:00Triangle· 2 min
Bright hovering white light and triangle craft seen over Tampa Bay.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2008 · 20:30Disc· 15 s
White oval shaped light moving too swiftly and erraticly to be notmal aircraft.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2007 · 20:00Disc· 10 min
Flashing disk shaped object at St. Petersberg Tampa
Show on map - 27 Oct 2004 · 22:20Triangle· 4 s
Triangular lights observed during total lunar eclipse.
Show on map - 19 Oct 1998 · 21:45Sphere· 30 min
A LITTLE LARGER THAN A FULL MOON (WHITE IN COLOR). TWO FAST MOVING CIRCLES MOVING IN LARGE CIRCLES. ANOTHER DRIFTING SLOWLY. NO SOUND
Show on map - 1 Oct 1970 · 19:00Other· 15 min
36 year old reports an object he saw with his mother 31 years ago.
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.